Counting Calories to Lose Weight
Counting calories to lose weight is a thing of the past for me. I quit this tedious and pointless method long time ago as I got no solid results from it. Now I am much better off caring more about the quality of the food I eat and how natural it is.
If you don’t replace all the processed junk foods with wholesome foods that include good fats, protein and dietary fiber, even going to gym a few times a week will not help you remove the fat around your tummy area.
Natural wholesome foods do not contain a long list of bad preservatives, chemicals and additives, they are not refined and certainly are not high in calories. As long as you eat just enough every day to feel full and not exaggerate, you’ll never be counting calories to lose weight and maintain your ideal weight.
Fat gets a lot of bad press and it is often blamed for causing many different modern diseases, when in fact we need fats to live and survive. Good fats like fish oil, olive oil, real natural butter, and fats from avocados, sesame, olives, peanut butter, raw nuts etc. are an important part of a healthy natural diet as they help improve the heart health, provide energy for your body, help with feeling full and not eat too much during your meals.
Carbohydrates give you most of the energy you need to carry on throughout the day and the energy for your breathing, digestion, physical activity and even heartbeat. And when the majority of the carbohydrates you take in are in the form of complex carbohydrates that are found in legumes, beans, fruits, vegetables, oatmeal and whole grains are high in dietary fiber, you will feel full longer and will need to eat less.
So try and avoid the simple refined sort that will cause a spike in your blood sugar, release insulin quickly and leave you wanting to eat more shortly after you’ve eaten. Simple carbohydrate sources include sugar, white bread, jam, cookies, biscuits, cakes, candies and many packaged cereals.
Protein is shown to satisfy hunger better than carbohydrates or fats as they act as an appetite suppressant and require more effort to metabolize and digest, which make you burn more calories digesting them. So try and include protein from good sources like organic chicken, turkey, eggs, lean beef, raw nuts and legumes every day.
All you need to do is to adopt a balanced diet of protein, healthy fats, complex carbohydrates and dietary fiber and exercise regularly to get rid of the fat on your belly, and certainly not count calories and not eat processed foods.
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